I am pleased to announce the appointment of Sally J. Rockey, Ph.D.,
as Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH. This appointment
is effective August 15, 2010.

As you know, Sally has been serving as Acting DDER since the fall
of 2008. She joined the NIH as Deputy Director of the Office of
Extramural Research in 2005. An insect physiologist by training,
Sally has been a leader in Federal Assistance and research administration
for almost 25 years. Before joining the NIH, she led the US Department
of Agriculture Extramural Competitive Research Program at the Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service. While in that
position she was called on because of her strong executive skills
to serve as the Chief Information Officer as well. Throughout her
Federal career, Sally has been a leader in research ethics, particularly
in the area of conflicts of interest and research misconduct management,
and she continues to serve as the NIH Agency Extramural Research
Integrity Officer. She chairs or is an active member of numerous
Federal committees related to science and research. She also collaborates
closely with the academic, scientific, and business communities.
She has strong leadership and management qualities, is a true problem-solver,
and maintains productive relationships among the NIH extramural
programs, our stakeholders, and the grantee community. As just
one example—though an enormously important one—of her
many contributions to the agency, Sally demonstrated her outstanding
leadership during the NIH’s implementation of ARRA. I am
delighted that she will continue to serve as DDER and lead OER.

Please join me in congratulating Sally on the removal of the “Acting” designation
from her title. And I know you will continue to give her your full
support.